This week's design by Susan Mills is a colorful soft cowl perfect for brightening up a winter coat and keeping the chill away. This stylish cowl can be worn as a single layer for a long dramatic effect or doubled to make it cozier around the neck. It is worked up in Fresco, which comes in a wide array of colors (52 in all!), making endless color-combination possibilities.

Fresco is a smooth and even 3-ply, sport weight yarn that has been a member of the CEY family of yarns for a number of years. We have plenty of great things to say about it, but thought you might enjoy hearing praise from someone else this week. Clara Parkes, the writer behindKnitter's Review, had this to say:

This yarn is like a good rollerball pen. It's widely available, doesn't cost a fortune, feels great in your hands, and flatters your handwriting no matter what you write. In yarnspeak, this means Fresco is affordable, available, and willing to accommodate pretty much anything your needles may want to try.

Fresco has not only a huge palette of colors, but also plenty of pattern support. Hill House, brand new this fall, features five designs in Fresco. Some of our most popular Web-Letters also feature this yummy wool/baby alpaca/angora blend yarn.